Octopussy galore

June 18, 2006 2:31 PM

GimmieGimmie Octopus is apparently a Japanese children's television show from the 1960s.
Yes, it's YouTube, but at least there's no lip synching.
posted by klausness (13 comments total)

That orange squash is Mr Blobby's mother? Or is that his father?
posted by StickyCarpet at 2:38 PM on June 18, 2006

I found myself very upset by what happened to baby octopus.
posted by BT at 3:02 PM on June 18, 2006

that was strange ...
posted by pyramid termite at 3:31 PM on June 18, 2006

Teletubbies as directed by Quentin Tarantino after an unpleasant meal at Nobu?

Don't ever f with anteaters while they are trying to read at the park.
posted by potsmokinghippieoverlord at 3:32 PM on June 18, 2006

fabulous!
posted by jann at 3:55 PM on June 18, 2006

Strange.
posted by delmoi at 4:02 PM on June 18, 2006

Reminds me of Sid & Marty Krofft's work, but they didn't start making TV until '69.

Whooh, doggies. I'm too young to remember when their stuff was on the air as new, but goodness, stumble across a Sid & Marty marathon in the throes of an acid trip, and you will never look at kid's TV the same.
posted by BeerFilter at 7:08 PM on June 18, 2006

I bought this DVD a while ago from one of my favorite places to buy strange things such as this.
posted by OhPuhLeez at 10:27 PM on June 18, 2006

If you are a tomato and your friend is a yellow squash then it is OK to blast your friends with a cannon and, later, tie them up and chop them to pieces with swords. But beware the walrus!

(BTW, more here.)
posted by flug at 10:36 PM on June 18, 2006

Oops, really botched that "more here" link.

Try this instead: more here.
posted by flug at 10:37 PM on June 18, 2006

Totally good!
posted by beerbajay at 1:46 AM on June 19, 2006

Did anybody else read the phrase "Gimme Gimme Octopus" and start humming a certain Jeff Lynne melody?
posted by pax digita at 3:14 AM on June 19, 2006

Dowlnoad the entire series via BitTorrent

It's really good. A selfish octopus and a peanut are in love with the same whore walrus, in a fauvian land of make-believe. The episodes are three minutes long, and there are 260 of them!
posted by blasdelf at 9:16 PM on June 19, 2006